The Town Hall of Torrox will allocate nearly €200,000 to improve over 68 kilometres of rural roads, concrete 22 sections, and clear waterways. The works will start with a first phase lasting eight months.
The Town Hall of Torrox has launched a comprehensive plan to improve the rural environment, which includes the conditioning of over 68 kilometres of roads, the concreting of 22 sections, and clearing work in rivers and streams. The total investment will be around €200,000.
The first phase, with a budget of €72,600, will take place over approximately eight months on around twenty roads throughout the municipal area. The company Materiales de Construcción Atencia Escobar El Cámara SL will carry out these works.
Included among the roads are Los Caserones, Manzano, Huit, Montealegre-Palagares, Culebral, Lazo-Baeza, Plano Alto, Manzano Costa, Galera-Palagares, La Rejana, Cajagua, del Pino, Rábita-Conchales, Loma del Negro, Meli-Pastora, Paniagua, La Dehesa, del Puerto, and El Morche.
The mayor of Torrox, Óscar Medina (PP), explained that the action is particularly extensive due to the area to be intervened and the need to coordinate works in numerous rural locations. The aim is to improve communications in these areas and facilitate access to both scattered homes and agricultural operations.
The councillor for Agriculture and Environment, Ana Pérez (PP), emphasised the importance of keeping these roads passable for those who work daily in the fields. “Maintaining our rural roads in good condition is essential,” she stated.
The second phase includes the concreting of 22 sections of the same roads, with an additional investment of €100,000. This intervention aims to reinforce specific points of the network following the general conditioning.
At the same time, the Town Hall has opened the contracting procedure for the clearing of rivers and streams, with an amount exceeding €18,000. These works are part of regular maintenance tasks and a preventive measure against possible heavy rains, to reduce obstacles and limit damage from floods.
Combined, the three actions exceed an investment of €190,000. Medina defended that this is a “planned” intervention that combines road maintenance and prevention in the waterways, concluding: “It is an investment that looks to the present, but also to safety, economic activity, and the quality of life of our residents in the future.”
The works will directly benefit residents in rural areas and farmers in the municipality, who will see improved daily access. It will also enhance road safety on the busiest roads.
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